At Home Activiites

The Recreation Department has cultivated a list of holiday activities, virtual tours, online activities, arts and craft projects and kid friendly recipes to share and participate in during the COVID-19 pandemic.  We hope that you are able to enjoy some of these links either individually or with your family and friends.  This page will be updated periodically so please be sure to check for updates.

super snacks

• Cheesy Keto Tots
• Sweet & Spicy Coca Cola Wings
• Bacon Cheddar Football Cheese Ball
• Loaded Tater Tot Skewers
• Baked Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
• Jalapeno Popper Cheesy Garlic Bread
• Baked Parmesan Hash Brown Cups
• Pizza Roll Ups
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Footballs
• Waffled Pizza Fries

sweet treats

• Vanilla Tropical Cheesecake
• Deep Fried Ice Cream
• Berries and Cream Jelly Slice
• Raspberry Slice
• Cookie Dough Billionaire Bars

winter arts and crafts projects

• Winter Snow Globes
• Paper Roll Snowman Craft
• Egg Carton Penguins
• Polar Bear Masks
• Snow Slime
• Paper Cup Luminaries
• Shivery Snow Paint
• Glittery Mason Jar Snow Globe
• Paper Plate Penguin
• "Stained Glass" Tissue Paper Window Decorations

virtual museum tours and exhibits

• Thomas Edison National Historical Park (West Orange, NJ)
• American Museum of Natural History (New York, NY)
• The Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY)
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY)
• Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (Washington, DC)
• Rijks Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam, Netherland)
• Picasso Museum (Barcelona, Spain)
• Dolores Olmedo Museum (Mexico City,Mexico)
• The National Gallery (London, England)
• Guggenheim Museum (Abando, Bilbao, Spain)
• J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, CA)
• NASA (Washington, DC)
• The Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, TX)
• Palace of Versailles (Versailles, France)
• The White House (Washington, DC)
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (Washington, DC)
• The Natural History Museum (London, England)
• The Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA)
• Louvre (Paris, France)
• Blarney Castle (Blarney, Cork, Ireland)
• Global Street Art Foundation (London, England)
• Skokloster Castle (Skokloster, Sweden)
• U.S. National Archives (Washington, DC)
• Royal Academy of Arts (London, England)
• The Henry Ford (Dearborn, MI)
• The British Museum (London, England)
• National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Gwacheon-si, South Korea)
• National Women's History Museum (Alexandria, VA)
• Vatican Museums (Vatican City)

Arts and crafts projects

• How to Sew A Fabric Mask
• 20 Creative Activities for Kids to Do at Home
• Make 100 Fun Projects with Just 10 Products
• How To Make Mason Jar Soap Dispensers
• Easy Marble Clay Coasters
• Upcycle An Old Sweater into a Cozy Pet Bed
• Tissue Box Monsters
• Paper Airplane Game
• Toilet Paper Roll Butterfly
• Paper Plate Snail Craft
• 3 Ingredient Play Dough
• DIY Slime Recipes
• Upcycle a Takeout Plastic Container into a Shrinky Dink
• Jellyfish Salt Painting Activity
• Coloring Pages for Adults
• How to Make a Paper LIttle Book
• How to Make a Lava Lamp
• Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
• Digital Photography with Marc Levoy
• Learn to Knit or Crochet
• The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross

live webcams

• Explore.org (Worldwide, various live web cams)
• Monterey Bay Aquarium (Monterey, CA)
• National Aquarium (Baltimore, MD)
• San Diego Zoo (San Diego, CA)
• Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach, CA)
• Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, GA)
• National Zoo (Washington, DC)
• Houston Zoo (Houston, TX)
• Cape May County Zoo Virtual Zoo School (Cape May, NJ)

KIds kitchen

• Make Your Own Rock Candy
• Banana and Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins
• Prarie Sushi
• Banana Sushi
• Donut Apples
• Cookie Monster Popcorn
• Popcorn S'mores
• Spiderman-Inspired Strawberries
• Owl Cupcakes
• Taco Cups
• Banana Split Pops
• Marshmallow Fruit Dip
• Peanut Butter Granola Pinwheels
• Texas Tumbleweeds
• Brownie Batter Dip
• Emoji Cookies
• Trail Mix Butterflies
• Under The Sea Graham Crackers
• Snack Necklace